MyKey -> Clearing All MyKeys for Your Ford Explorer SUV Sixth Generation (2012-2020)

MyKey  
4. Press Yes if you want to create the key  
CLEARING ALL MYKEYS  
as a MyKey. A confirmation message  
appears on the screen.  
When you clear your MyKeys, you remove  
all restrictions and return all MyKeys to  
their original admin key status at once. To  
clear all MyKeys of all MyKey settings, use  
the touchscreen.  
5. Switch the ignition off.  
You have successfully created a MyKey.  
Make sure you label it so you can  
distinguish it from the admin keys.  
1. Switch the ignition on using an admin  
You can also program configurable  
key.  
settings for the key.  
2. Access the main menu in the  
touchscreen and then scroll through  
the menus to begin clearing your  
MyKey programming. See Settings  
(page 464).  
Programming and Changing  
Configurable Settings  
Use the touchscreen to access your  
configurable MyKey settings.  
3. Follow the instructions in the display.  
1. Switch the ignition on using an admin  
key or the remote control you want to  
program.  
2. Access the main menu in the  
information display and then scroll  
through the menus to change the  
settings of your MyKey. See Settings  
(page 464).  
4. A confirmation message appears in the  
display after you finish clearing your  
MyKeys.  
Note: When you clear your MyKeys, you  
remove all restrictions and return all MyKeys  
to their original admin key status. You  
cannot remove the MyKey restrictions  
individually.  
3. Follow the instructions in the  
touchscreen.  
CHECKING MYKEY SYSTEM  
STATUS  
You can find information about your  
programmed MyKeys by using the  
touchscreen. See Settings (page 464).  
The programmed restrictions apply when  
you switch the vehicle off, open and close  
the driver door and restart your vehicle with  
the programmed key or remote control.  
Note: You can clear or change your MyKey  
settings at any time during the same key  
cycle as you created the MyKey. Once you  
have switched the vehicle off, however, you  
need an admin key to change or clear your  
MyKey settings. When you make any  
changes to your MyKey settings, you change  
the settings for every MyKey. You cannot  
make individual changes to apply to specific  
MyKeys.  
MyKey Distance  
Tracks the distance when drivers use a  
MyKey. The only way to delete the  
accumulated distance is by using an admin  
key to clear all MyKeys. If the distance does  
not accumulate as expected, then the  
intended user is not using the MyKey, or an  
admin key user recently cleared and then  
recreated a MyKey.  
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MyKey™  
Number of MyKeys  
USING MYKEY WITH REMOTE  
START SYSTEMS  
Indicates the number of MyKeys you have  
programmed to your vehicle. Use this  
feature to detect how many MyKeys you  
have for your vehicle and determine when  
you have deleted all MyKeys.  
MyKey is not compatible with non  
Ford-approved, aftermarket remote start  
systems. If you choose to install a remote  
start system, see an authorized dealer for  
a Ford-approved remote start system.  
Number of Admin Keys  
Indicates how many admin keys you have  
programmed to your vehicle. Use this  
feature to determine how many admin  
keys you have for your vehicle, and detect  
if an additional MyKey has been  
programmed.  
MYKEY TROUBLESHOOTING  
Condition  
Potential Causes  
I cannot create a MyKey.  
The key or transmitter used to start the vehicle  
does not have admin privileges.  
Vehicles with keyless start: Make sure you place  
the transmitter into the backup slot. See  
Passive Anti-Theft System (page 78).  
The key or transmitter used to start the vehicle  
is the only admin key. There always has to be  
at least one admin key.  
The passive anti-theft system is disabled or in  
unlimited mode.  
I cannot program the configurable  
settings.  
The transmitter used to start your vehicle does  
not have admin privileges.  
There are no MyKeys programmed to the  
vehicle. See Creating a MyKey (page 65).  
I cannot clear the MyKeys.  
I lost the only admin key.  
The key or transmitter used to start the vehicle  
does not have admin privileges.  
No MyKeys are created. See Creating a MyKey  
(page 65).  
Purchase a new key or transmitter from an  
authorized dealer.  
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